CCS W&L Students receive inaugural 2023-2024 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellowships

UCSB undergraduate writers inspired to create and complete writing-related projects thanks to the M. Garren Tinney Memorial Fund

The UCSB Writing Program in the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently announced the inaugural 2023-2024 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellows: Sophia Campion ‘24 (CCS Writing & Literature; L&S Psychological and Brain Science), Maya Salem ‘24 (CCS Writing & Literature; L&S Communication), and Elaina Smolin '24 (CCS Writing & Literature).

"Congrats to Sophia, Maya, and Elaina for receiving the inaugural 2023-2024 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellowships! These fellowships provide an unique opportunity for these aspiring writers to immerse themselves to complete a writing project by the end of the academic year with dedicated faculty mentorship."

—Kara Mae Brown, Writing & Literature Program Coordinator, College of Creative Studies; Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts

These fellowships are possible due to the M. Garren Tinney Memorial Fund established in June 2023 in loving memory of M. Garren Tinney '01 (L&S English). The College of Creative Studies (CCS) congratulates each of the recipients, selected from a strong pool of undergraduate applicants across campus. 

For more information:

“Inaugural 2023-2024 M. Garren Tinney Writing Fellows,” UCSB Writing Program, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, January 19, 2024

“Writing Program names inaugural M. Garren Tinney Fellows,” UCSB The Current, January 24, 2024